UltraLoveMoon7 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Linda Chung Ka-Yan (traditional Chinese: 鍾嘉欣) (born April 9, 1984) was the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress with TVB in Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.[1]. She has appeared in many successful series including Best Bet (2007), Heart of Greed (2007) along with its indirect sequel Moonlight Resonance (2008), A Journey Called Life (2008), Legends of the Demigods (2008) and the upcoming grand production The Gem of Life. Biography Linda was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. After graduating from Vancouver's Templeton Secondary School in 2002, Linda attended the University of British Columbia for a year. During that same year, Linda participated and won first place in a beauty-talent show hosted by Crystal Mall, an Asian mall located in Burnaby, British Columbia. In 2003, Linda won the title of Miss Chinese Vancouver, along with three awards in the same event. In 2004, she joined Miss Chinese International, a beauty contest organized by TVB, and became the third Vancouverite in 4 years to win Miss Chinese International after Bernice Liu in 2001 and Shirley Zhou in 2002. The 1st and 2nd runner-up in the same year was Mandy Cho (Hong Kong) and Carlene Aguilar (Manila). Career Linda made her acting debut in the series Virtues of Harmony II, the modern spin-off of the highly successful sitcom, Virtues of Harmony. Her role in Always Ready earned her the Most Improved Female Actress Award in 2006's TVB Anniversary Awards. Her role in the high-rating series, Heart of Greed, has been described as her breakthrough role and was nominated for TVB's "My Most Favourite Female Character Role" and "Best Actress" Awards. At the 41st TVB Anniversary Awards show, Linda was nominated and was top 5 in the "Best Actress" award for her successful role in A Journey Called Life. She was also nominated for "Most Favourite Female Character Role" Award for her role in Legend of the Demigods. In addition to acting, Linda has also sung themesongs for some of the serials that she has participated in, including the themesongs for Legends of Demigods, Best Bet, A Journey Called Life and the subtheme for Heart of Greed. In May 2008, Linda signed a deal with Star Entertainment to attempt a music career. Due to her soft-spoken voice, the company's CEO praised her diligence and youthful vigor. Her album was released on August 20th. [2][3] Awards * Miss Chinese Vancouver 2003 * Miss Photogenic (Miss Chinese Vancouver 2003) * Miss Talent (Miss Chinese Vancouver 2003) * Miss Snow Beauty (Miss Chinese Vancouver 2003) * Miss Chinese International 2004 * TVB Anniversary Awards Most Improved Female Actress Award 2006 Source: Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyon Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Ultra, why do you know her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraLoveMoon7 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Ultra, why do you know her? A friend of mine introduced Legends of the Demigods to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyon Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Legends of the Demigods sucks Sorry But she is quite well-known in HK indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraLoveMoon7 Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Legends of the Demigods sucks Sorry But she is quite well-known in HK indeed. Haha..I thought it was pretty good. Maybe it's because I like HK movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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